Source: Human Rights Watch
Author(s): Amr Magdi
Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/27/us-release-military-aid-egypt-sends-signal
This week, the Trump administration restored US$195 million in military aid to Egypt despite an intensifying crackdown on human rights by the Egyptian authorities.
The decision to reinstate the funds adds insult to injury for the human rights defenders and activists bearing the brunt of the government’s crackdown in Egypt to preserve the last remaining un-eroded space for peaceful opposition. Moreover, it severely harms the United States’ own interests as it shows that the US could use human rights as a cover up for other political interests.
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